Kin of diplomat who saved Jewish refugees keeping his spirit alive

Madoka Sugihara, 51, never had a chance to hear directly from her grandfather Chiune Sugihara about his heroic efforts as a Japanese diplomat during World War II to issue visas to help thousands of Jews escape from Nazi persecution.But through the stories of the offspring of the survivors who were offered the "Visas for Life" to flee from Europe, Madoka Sugihara feels the continuing significance of what the diplomat did in defiance of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's policy at that time."In an age when conflicts show no end, I want to speak out about the value of human life and the importanc…READ FULL ARTICLE